Candle-socket mounting



D. D. GORDON ET AL CANDLE SOCKET MOUNTING Nov. 27, 1928.

Filed June 13, 1925 Patented Nov. 27, 1928.

UNITED STATES DAVID D. GORDON AND WILLIAMI LINDSAY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS 'TO 1,693,383 PATENT ori-icel ECONOMY FUSE AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A COB.-

ronA'rIoN or NEW YORK.

CANDLESOCKET MOUNTING.

Application sieri June 13, 1925 serial No. as ses.

The present inventionvrelates to candle socket mountings.

More particularly the present invention relates to clamping means which are useful in connection with electric fixtures known in the trade as candle sockets. scription proceeds it Will be obvious that the invention is of broader application, but for the purpose of description and illustration reference will be had principally tovcandle' sockets. Candle sockets involvethe use of sleeves which are intended to simulate'candles moreor less closely. The sleeves referred to come in different lengths, and it is desirable to have the electric fixtures adjustable, whereby to accommodate the different lengths of sleeve.

An object of the present invention is to provide a candle socket mounting which is cheap to 4manufacture and whichV may be readily adjusted by a person having a minimum of mechanical skill. j

A further object is to provide a candle socket mounting having a minimum of parts so connected together that there is little if any likelihood that said parts will become misplaced.

A further object is to provide adjustable clamping means readily applicable to candle sockets as now manufactured and which may be operated by persons having a minimum of mechanical skill.

Further objects will appear as the description proceeds.v

Referring to the drawings- Figure l is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating al candle socket embodying the principles of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating, more or less in detail, the clamping member forming part of the present invention; and

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken along the plane indicated by the arrows 3 3 of Figure 1.

The numeral 1 indicates a conduit for enclosing electric wires 2-2 which are connected to the electric socket 3. The numeral 4 indicates ratchet mechanism which may be controlled by the pendant member 5 for controlling the circuit of the electric wires within the conduit l. The socket 2 is illustrated as having the electric bulb 6 mounted therein. The electric socket 3 is mounted at the ing supported on the extremity As the de-V nism 8, which'will be referred to in detail' hereinafter, said vclamping mechanism 8 beof the conduit 1. vSurrounding the socket 3, the ratchet mechanism 4, the stem 7 andthe clamping mechanism 8 is the sleeve 9, Which is carried by the cup-shaped member 10. Said cupshaped member 10, known as a candle socket, is provided with the boss 11, which may be secured to the conduit 1 by means of the setscrew 12. The bottom portion of the candle `socket 10 may be provided with the aperture 13, through which extends the pendant member 5.

The clampingv mechanism 8 is embodied, preferably, in a rolledmetal stamping, bent intermediate of its ends to provide a more or less sleeve-like structure. Said clamping mechanism 8 is provided with the inwardly turned wall 14, which may be interiorly screw-threaded for engagement with the screw-threaded extremity of the conduit 1. Said clamping mechanism is split longitudinally, and has the two clamping jaws -15, adapted to receive the stem 7. One of said jaws 15 is provided with the tenon or tongue 16 adapted to t into a corresponding recess in the opposed jaw 15. Said jaws 15-15 are dove-tailed together by means of said tongue 16, and for this purpose the outer extremity of said tongue 16 should preferably be of a greater dimension longitudinally of the clamping mechanism 8 than is that portion of the tongue 16 which is adjacent to its corresponding jaw 15. It will be understood, of course, that any other preferred type of joint may be used. The opposite sides of the jaws 15-15 are provided with the outstanding ears 17-17. One of said ears is screw-threaded for the reception of the screw 18. The other of said ears may have an aperture 19 of slightly greater diameter than thescrew 18. One end of the screw 18 is provided Withthe screw head 20; the other end of the screw 18 is upset, as indicated b the numeral 21, whereby to prevent loss o said screw 18.

In asssembling the above decribedembodiment of the present invention it will be clear that, assuming the sleeve 9 to be removed, the clamping mechanism 8 will be screwed down upon the conduit 1 and the socket 3 may be mounted in place with the stein 7 lying between the jaws 15-15 of the clamping mechanism 8. The tonguel is located within its correspondingrecess in the opposite jaw 15, and with the screwllS located within thev ears 17-17, said tongue 16 will be held securely against displacement from its corre-v sponding recess. Vert-ical and rotary adjustmentof the stem 7 and socket 3 may very readily be had when the screw 18 is turned' back, and said stem may be securely clamped when the screw 18 is turned up, ,as shown in Figure 3, whereby to pull the jaws 15-15 into tight clamping engagement with said stem 7 j By reason of the upset end 21 of the screw 18, there is' little if any likelihood 'of Vlosing the screw 18.V

v,The pendant member 5 will be disposed in a position toV extend through t-he aperture 13, the ornamental ball at the end of said pendant member being mounted in position,

v preferably, after said pendant member is positioned within said aperture 13.

Asleeve 9 may then be inserted within the cup- The shaped member 10.

The present invention provides a device which is cheap to manufactureand which relquires no skill in adjusting. Though a. pre- Y 1. In lamp socket mechanism, a conduit for electric wires, elongated clamping holding means mounted on said conduit, an electric socket, a cylindrical ste-m for supporting said socket and adapted to be located between said holding means whereby to be both rotatably and axially adjustable 'between lsaid holding means, said holding means having portions jointed'together, and screw means disposed on Ythe opposite side of said stein from said jointed portions for holding said holding means in gripping relationship with said stein. f

2. In a candle socket, in combination, a candle cup, a candle sleeve, an electric socket within said sleeve, mechanism including a pendant member for controlling said socket, means including a stem for supporting said socket and said mechanism, said candle cup being provided with a hole for permitting the passage therethrough of said pendant member, and means for holding said socket in adj usted position bot-h rotatably and longitudinally, said holding means including a split sleeve-like clamping member having portions jointed together about an axis parallel with the aXis of said Vsocket Vfor clamping said stem and having screw means for holding said holding meansin gripping relationship with said stem.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois this 9th day of J une, 1925.' f

DAVID D. GORDON. WILLIAM LINDSAY. 

